Definition of Cut back

1. Verb. Return in time. "The film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

Exact synonyms: Flash Back
Generic synonyms: Return
Derivative terms: Flashback

2. Verb. Cut down on; make a reduction in. "They will cut back the duet"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Exact synonyms: Bring Down, Cut, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Specialized synonyms: Shorten, Spill, Quench, Retrench, Slash, Thin Out, Thin, Detract, Take Away, Deflate, Inflate, Downsize, Subtract, Knock Off, Shave
Related verbs: Cut
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Cutback, Reduction, Reductive, Trim

3. Verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. "They cut back the trees"; "Dress the plants in the garden"
Exact synonyms: Clip, Crop, Dress, Lop, Prune, Snip, Trim
Generic synonyms: Thin Out
Specialized synonyms: Shear, Poll, Pollard, Pinch, Top, Disbud
Derivative terms: Clip, Clipper, Clipping, Crop, Lopper, Pruner, Pruner, Pruning, Snip, Snip, Trim, Trimmer, Trimming

4. Verb. Place restrictions on. "Curtail drinking in school"
Exact synonyms: Curb, Curtail, Restrict
Generic synonyms: Circumscribe, Confine, Limit
Specialized synonyms: Abridge, Immobilise, Immobilize
Derivative terms: Curb, Restriction, Restrictive

Definition of Cut back

1. Verb. (transitive and intransitive with '''on''') To reduce the amount of (something). ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive with '''on''') To reduce spending. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive with '''on''') To reduce consumption. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cut Back

cut-throat razors
cut-up
cut a caper
cut a dash
cut a rug
cut a swath
cut a swathe
cut a wide swath
cut a wide swathe
cut across
cut and cover
cut and dried
cut and paste
cut and run
cut away
cut back (current term)
cut bait
cut both ways
cut capers
cut corners
cut down
cut fastball
cut from the same cloth
cut in
cut into
cut it
cut it close
cut it fine

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